Archives: COPPA

Daniel Kaufman Discusses COPPA and Safe Harbors

By Daniel Kaufman on March 29, 2022 Posted in COPPA, Podcast

On March 23, Daniel Kaufman joined an episode of The Accountability Studio, a BBB National Programs podcast. During the episode titled “COPPA Questions: Are Safe Harbors Effective?” Daniel discussed his perspective on compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the value of the Safe Harbor provision, and ways the provision can be modernized and … Continue Reading

CARU’s Revised Guidelines Are Not Kid-ding Around

By Amy Ralph Mudge, Michael Ingram and Carolina Alonso on October 15, 2021 Posted in Advertising, COPPA, FTC, Gaming

By: Amy Mudge, Mike Ingram and Carolina Alonso The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) recently held their “Kidvertising” workshop to discuss the revised CARU Advertising Guidelines, which are set to take effect on January 1, 2022. The workshop tackled several issues important to child advertising including diversity and inclusion, influencers, and in-app and in-game advertising. … Continue Reading

COPPA Compliance Back in Congressional Crosshairs

By Carolina Alonso and Michael Ingram on May 7, 2021 Posted in COPPA

With more children getting online, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not the only stakeholder concerned about reevaluating regulations related to children’s online privacy. Certain members of Congress are also seeking to review the current landscape of compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Note that the FTC received public comments regarding possible … Continue Reading

20 Years Young: The Maturing of COPPA in a Privacy-Conscious Age

By Carolina Alonso, Amy Ralph Mudge, Taylor A. Bloom and BakerHostetler on April 30, 2019 Posted in Advertising, COPPA

We cover children’s privacy and advertising weekly. However, in light of COPPA’s recent 20th anniversary, and in the wake of CARU’s biggest-yet West Coast CARU conference, ADLaw has enlisted CARU super lawyer Katie Goldstein* to help us recap the past 2.5 decades of KIDlaw. 1998: A Concern for Children’s Privacy Was Born From the moment home … Continue Reading

COPPA Safe Harbor Hit by Storm

By Randal M. Shaheen and Amy Ralph Mudge on April 17, 2019 Posted in COPPA, FTC

Administrations come and administrations go, but the FTC and self-regulation have had a long-running love affair. But can there be too much of a good thing? The FTC has long been an enthusiastic cheerleader and active supporter of self-regulatory programs such as NAD. And the bloom doesn’t appear to be off that rose. However, a … Continue Reading